The unexpected joys of stopping breastfeeding in the daytime
At some point in June, I stopped feeding Otto in the daytime. No more morning feed, sleepy afternoon feed, or quick snack whenever he felt like it. I just stopped…
Breastfeeding
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Breastfeeding – When Your Two Year Old Weans
In my last post about Rory and breastfeeding, I was keen to continue as we are throughout my pregnancy with baby number three, to take advantage of the benefits of…
Breastfeeding a Toddler, Breastfeeding During Pregnancy (Again!)
Arlo breastfed until he was nearly four years old. During this time, I had several pregnancies, before going on to have Rory, and then tandem feed for over a…
Night weaning a toddler – How I did it
Why are we night weaning? I don’t like being squeezed into the middle of a double bed. I don’t like being perpetually touched out. I don’t like that I’m not…
Back on the B vitamins – breastfeeding and luteal phase
It was this time (almost!) three years ago that I was told my progesterone was so low that I couldn’t be ovulating. The same day that I found out I…
Sleep – It’s getting (a bit) easier.
Last night, Rory woke at 11pm, just as I was going to bed. I fed him, and waited for him to settle in his cot, before hitting the hay myself…
Stopping breastfeeding at almost four years old
I didn’t think this would make me emotional. I wrote this whole post down on my phone a few days ago, matter of factly and without the slightest of wobbles. But…
Breastfeeding misinformation and popular breastfeeding myths
On a local parenting facebook group recently, women were sharing stories of breastfeeding myths they’d been told, and had believed – more often than not by health professionals who they…
Tandem feeding two children beyond the first year
When writing the title of this post, I thought, “Tandem feeding two children beyond the first year?? My god, I sound like a complete breastfeeding NUT”. The truth is, I’m…